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New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

Propertymark has issued a warning to agents following the fines imposed on three property agencies by HM Revenue & Customs for...

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

Agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket has acquired live chat and customer experience provider Yomdel.  BriefYourMarket says the addition of Yomdel to its offer...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Hi, I’m Kersteen McConnell and I am a Business Development...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

At mio, we often have conversations with Estate Agency firms who have a dedicated sales progresser in their team. Whilst there...

The portal  set up by Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce has revealed it's recruited Rightmove and Zoopla personnel and intends...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...

The new thresholds for the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty come into effect today - a week after the SDLT holiday...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

A group representing 600 tax experts working in UK legal and accounting firms is warning buyers not to purchase a new...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

The company at the centre of a controversy over estate agents’ business interruption insurance says its core package does NOT cover...

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

Purplebricks has this morning revealed what it calls “immediate and significant measures to preserve cash and implement a lean operating model”...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

OnTheMarket this morning announced what it calls “a payment support initiative” for those agents paying full-price membership. It’s for three months and...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

Purplebricks faces an imminent takeover bid following the collapse of its share price, predicts a leading industry analyst. Andrew Stanton has already...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

Savills is the latest agency to warn about the possible threat of Coronavirus to its business activities and success this year. In...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

A legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs has stopped a bid to secure a stamp duty discount on a property. The...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

London-focussed high end agency Chestertons says it’s on the hunt for acquisitions after posting what it describes as a “record performance”...

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

It’s been reported that two founders of an estate agency at Leigh in Greater Manchester have been banned until 2025 after...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...

Rightmove has announced that Robyn Perris is to step down as finance director next year after 12 years at the company. During...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

There’s been an encouraging increase in property transaction volumes according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. The total number of...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...